Shears or scissors sharpener



(No Moda.)

A.H. HALL.

SHEARS 0R SGISSORS SHARPENBR.

No. 546,012. 'Patented sept. 10,1895.

IlNirnn STATES PATENT Ormes.

ALBERT H. I-IALL, OF WESTON, MICHIGAN.

SHEARS OR SCISSORS SHARPENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,012, datedSeptember 10, 1895.

T0 all whom in' may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. HALL, acitizen of the United States, and aresident of Weston, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for SharpeningShears or Scissors; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it` My invention relates to devicesfor sharpening scissors, shears, the knives or cutters of lawn-mowers,and other tools having a beveled cutting-edge; and it consists in theconstruction and combination of parts of the portable pocket sharpeningdevice, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the reference-letter A denotes theSharpener proper, which consists simply of a piece of a tile of suitablelength and width, which is inserted into a spring-holder B, between thetwo jaws b b of which itis clamped firmly. This holder consists of apiece of sheet metal or other suitable metal properly tempered, which isbent into the configuration shown on the drawings-that is to say, thepiece of sheetsteel is rst doubled upon itself to form a spring-loop a,two parallel sides or jaws b b,

' and guide-flanges d d, forming, respectively,

a continuation of the jaws b b, and deflected in opposite directions atan angle of about forty-tive degrees, more or less, as will appear moreclearly by reference to Fig. 3 on the drawings. The corners of theinclined guideflanges d d are preferably cut off, as shown at d', sothat the device may be carried conveniently in the pocket without thedanger of any sharp corners cutting holes in the pocketlining.

Application led October 23,1894. Serial No. 526,738.n (No model.)

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with Fig. l on thedrawings, the manner of using this little pocket implement will readilybe understood. The toolto be sharpened (the blades of a pair of shearsor scissors, for example) is held up withits beveled edge C against thesharpening-tile A, the cutting part A of the file projecting up abovethe beveled guide-flanges d d, which operate not only to guide the toolwhich is being sharpened by pressing it laterally against the le as itis being moved forward and back, but also maintain the cutting-edge atthe proper inclination relative to the iile, on account of the angle oftheguide-tlanges d d, so that the cutting-edge of the tool will besharpened and set7 perfectly and evenly along the entire edge of theblade. It will be obvious that both edges of the iileA may be used forsharpening, and also that if the project.- ing or cutting part A ofthefile becomes dull and worn by frequent use a fresh sharpeningsurface maybe presented to the tool tol be sharpened by drawing it (the file)partially out from the two spring-jaws b b, between which itis insertedand clamped, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, or, if desired, theentire piece of tile A may be withdrawn from its spring-holder B andreinserted in a reversed or upside-down position. The length of theinclined guide flanges or bearings d CZ gives a long support or bearingto the blade of the tool while its edge is being drawn against the file,so that it may easily be drawn forward and back without tipping ortilting inthe direction of its length, thus always producing a uniformbevel and smooth edge on the article which is being sharpened. Byadjusting the file as described, when it becomes dull and worn afreshsharpeningsurface may be presented to the article to be sharpened in afew minutes, the clamping-jaws b b being sufficiently stiff and theirspring or tension strong enough to grasp and hold the tile firmlybetween them without any other fastening. To effect this adjustment notools or implements of any kind are required, as it can be done simplyby the lingers and in a moment of time. l

Having thus described my invention., I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- As an improved article, the pocketdevicefor sharpening bevel edge cutting tools, herein shown anddescribed, consisting of the spring metal holder B, comprising theSpring 5 loop a, clamping jaws b, b, and the guide iianges d, d, bentoutwardly in opposite directions, and inclined at an angle to theclampin g jaws, forming,` bearings for the article to be sharpened, incombination with the adjustable and reversible le, substantially as and1o for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaiiixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT I-I. HALL.

Witnesses:

HUGH P. ToLFoRD, H. C. RETAN.

